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it's a real problem for israel. i want -- if they can put a monkey fif miles into space, they can get to israel. another distance. >> and someone said that the monkey parachuted safely with the last page of the rocket. but it is relevant. if you get something living in space, the atmosphere's fine, they can breathe, how long before they get a man in flight -- if that's true? >> if it's even their goal. obviously, we all believe and know why they are developing this technology, it's a warhead payload. so i don't know that their goal is a manned program. but if they can put a monkey in space, i suppose a man is just behind. >> here's a dumb question. it says if -- don't we know? don't we have -- drones and satellites and spy satellites on them? >> yeah, dwrea. we have a lot of telemetry on this, whether or not that made it to 75 miles. the only thing we have is the iranians saying this is what they did and they have a monkey. >> tell me about your technology. >> it's a new technology we have developed to consolidate t
it's a real problem for israel. i want -- if they can put a monkey fif miles into space, they can get to israel. another distance. >> and someone said that the monkey parachuted safely with the last page of the rocket. but it is relevant. if you get something living in space, the atmosphere's fine, they can breathe, how long before they get a man in flight -- if that's true? >> if it's even their goal. obviously, we all believe and know why they are developing this technology, it's...
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with israel. we always have had. so i never voted in-- against israel ever in the 12 years i was in the senate. >> reporter: but the most pointed disagreement was over the 2007 troop surge in iraq. at the time, hagel called the surge of 30,000 troops the worst u.s. blunder since vietnam, a statement challenged by senator john mccain. >> were you correct in your assessment? >> well, i would defer to the judgment of history to sort that out. >> i think the committee deserves your judgment as to whether you were right or wrong about the surge? >> i'll explain why i made those comment-- >> i want to know if you were right or wrong. that's a direct question. i expect a direct answer. >> reporter: hagel explained he opposed the surge because it cost 1200 lives for a temporary victory. hagel, a former infantry soldier wounded twice in the vietnam war said every war decision made in washington should consider the soldier first. >> i saw the consequences and the suffering and the horror of war, so i did qu
with israel. we always have had. so i never voted in-- against israel ever in the 12 years i was in the senate. >> reporter: but the most pointed disagreement was over the 2007 troop surge in iraq. at the time, hagel called the surge of 30,000 troops the worst u.s. blunder since vietnam, a statement challenged by senator john mccain. >> were you correct in your assessment? >> well, i would defer to the judgment of history to sort that out. >> i think the committee...
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israel, the least visits from any secretary of state since rogers. henry kissinger, 36 times for israel. is this significant? >> well, i mean, she was very energetic. i don't know if she gets frequent flyer miles for all of the miles she logged. that is her job as chief diplomat. >> sadly probably the one perk she does not get. >> right, but the fact is our relationship with israel hasn't been the best. so i don't know if you can directly equate that. anne marie served in the administration. but under the obama administration, relations with israel have been very tough. they may have reached a bottom and mare they're on an uprise, but once again, i think this comes down to president obama's policy. remember, she's the secretary of state. she implements the president's agenda, and i think a lot of the problems out there, i think, were president obama's vision. i think i may be wrong here, but i think secretary clinton would have done things a little different on some of these situations such as iran. in fact, i think she's more to the right on iran th
israel, the least visits from any secretary of state since rogers. henry kissinger, 36 times for israel. is this significant? >> well, i mean, she was very energetic. i don't know if she gets frequent flyer miles for all of the miles she logged. that is her job as chief diplomat. >> sadly probably the one perk she does not get. >> right, but the fact is our relationship with israel hasn't been the best. so i don't know if you can directly equate that. anne marie served in the...
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i should have said pro-israel lobby. i think it's the only time on the record that i've ever said that. now, you all have done a lot of work with my record and, yes, it is appropriate, by the way. >> senator, is that answer acceptable to you? >> well, he didn't say who he was referring to. we may be able to get to that. was he talking about apac? was he talking about the various christian organizations that deeply support israel? we didn't get an answer to that. maybe we will later on. >> are you a no? i know you said that before. >> yes. i'm absolutely a no and there's nothing that's gone on today to counter what we all know. that you could not pick a united states senator from the last decade that has had more anti-israeli comments, that has had more troublesome votes or more troublesome positions or statements against the nation of israel. this vulnerable democracy in the middle east than chuck hagel. it's a stunning choice by a president obama from someone who says he's supportive of the jewish state. >> you have tha
i should have said pro-israel lobby. i think it's the only time on the record that i've ever said that. now, you all have done a lot of work with my record and, yes, it is appropriate, by the way. >> senator, is that answer acceptable to you? >> well, he didn't say who he was referring to. we may be able to get to that. was he talking about apac? was he talking about the various christian organizations that deeply support israel? we didn't get an answer to that. maybe we will later...
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as we go over pakistan, and i have an exception for afghanistan because that's a war zone, and then israel i have an exception for, under my proposal, because of the heightened risk of conflict. should be weakened financially because we cut them off, or if cutting them off would appear to be a move to distance ourself and might embolden israel's foes, and my amendment would fully fund the proposal of chairman hall rogers. >> mr. burgess. >> thank you for the recognition, i want to thank all of you for your work on the eliminating offset amendments. there was a 1% across the board offset that turned out to be $9 billion when, in 2005-2006, and there is a crs report delineates that. i think there's precedence for looking at this. one question i would have for you is, how will this funding be affected by the sequester? is there already an across the board cut that comes through the sequester and is your cut in addition to the sequester or is this funding carved out and protected? >> my understanding, doctor, is that both the underlying bill and my amendment would be on top of the sequester. >
as we go over pakistan, and i have an exception for afghanistan because that's a war zone, and then israel i have an exception for, under my proposal, because of the heightened risk of conflict. should be weakened financially because we cut them off, or if cutting them off would appear to be a move to distance ourself and might embolden israel's foes, and my amendment would fully fund the proposal of chairman hall rogers. >> mr. burgess. >> thank you for the recognition, i want to...
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there's also a group called the emergency committee, whatever it is, for israel. that's two pieces, one partisan, one ideological to tell you where they're coming from, right? >> and they happen to share the same firm to buy their media. these are the firms that kind of put television ads on the air and some of the firms are partisan and it so happens the group they use, smart media is a republican group. they buy for republicans and republicans only more or less. >> let me be the most naive person in television and ask you why don't they come out and say who they are and why they're opposing this guy? >> well, i think in "the huffington post" report they said they're gay rights democrats -- >> okay. >> but -- >> hrc, a group i have worked with for years, almost two decades, is with them, they accept the man's change of heart as part of the country's change of heart about gay rights and certainly marriage equality and who are these people that stay in the shadows and say they have a problem with his positions on guns, on israel, on gay rights, on everything? it ju
there's also a group called the emergency committee, whatever it is, for israel. that's two pieces, one partisan, one ideological to tell you where they're coming from, right? >> and they happen to share the same firm to buy their media. these are the firms that kind of put television ads on the air and some of the firms are partisan and it so happens the group they use, smart media is a republican group. they buy for republicans and republicans only more or less. >> let me be the...
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it's in israel's interests. we need to stop hamas from its constant attacks on israel, something that goes to the detriment of egypt because it could be uncontrollable. we have a long list of important issues that we are raising with them. obviously their borders with libya and sudan are critical. >> your predecessor, henry kissinger said the other night iran armed with nuclear weapons that is a turning point in history. everybody lives in fear, whether president obama has said things. your predecessors, prime minister netanyahu has said it, no one wants iran to have a nuclear weapon. they are marching forward in time. what is going to happen there? >> as you know, our policy is prevention, not containment. we have through the hard work we've undertaken with the international community imposed the toughest set of sanctions international and bilateral on any country. we know it's having an effect. we have a great deal of evidence about the economic impact that the sanctions are having on the iranian economy, ther
it's in israel's interests. we need to stop hamas from its constant attacks on israel, something that goes to the detriment of egypt because it could be uncontrollable. we have a long list of important issues that we are raising with them. obviously their borders with libya and sudan are critical. >> your predecessor, henry kissinger said the other night iran armed with nuclear weapons that is a turning point in history. everybody lives in fear, whether president obama has said things....
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such a hurry. >> should israel be wiped off the face of the map? is that your desire? >> if a group comes and occupies the united states of america, destroyed homes while women and children are in those homes, incarcerate the youth of america. impose five different wars on many neighbors. and always threaten others, what would you do? what would you say? would you help it? would you help that entity? or would you help the people of the united states? so when we say -- when we say to be wiped, we say for occupation to be wiped off from this world. for war-seeking to be wiped off and eradicated, the killing of women and children to be eradicated. and we propose the way, we proposed the path. >> what they're really saying is in spite of the fact that we deny the holocaust, that we threaten israel and demonize the united states, we do all this stuff, we want you to trust us. in spite of the fact that we won't cooperate with the international regime set-up to avoid an arms race in the middle east, and set up to avoid nuclear proliferation. nobody believ
such a hurry. >> should israel be wiped off the face of the map? is that your desire? >> if a group comes and occupies the united states of america, destroyed homes while women and children are in those homes, incarcerate the youth of america. impose five different wars on many neighbors. and always threaten others, what would you do? what would you say? would you help it? would you help that entity? or would you help the people of the united states? so when we say -- when we say to...
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hagel is anti-woman, anti-choice, anti-israel, anti-gay, and pro-assault weapon. that's just not what we voted for in november. chuck hagel doesn't share our values. there are other people who can do the job. why do we need someone like this? we don't. urge your senator to vote no on hagel. >> so why the anti-hagel backers in the group use your mandate so shy in a source close to the group told "huffington post," quote, those involved are choosing to stay anonymous because they're allies with the obama administration and hesitant to criticize the president publicly for fear of retribution or pressure from the white house. the source characterized members as a concerned group of people who have some questions about chuck hagel, including individuals who have fought for lgbt rights for a long time. oh, really? that just doesn't sound right to a lot of people, including many reporters and our own rachel maddow. let's listen to rachel. >> probably they're asserting there's some kind of broad democrat opposition to chuck hagel. we're just not allowed to know who it is.
hagel is anti-woman, anti-choice, anti-israel, anti-gay, and pro-assault weapon. that's just not what we voted for in november. chuck hagel doesn't share our values. there are other people who can do the job. why do we need someone like this? we don't. urge your senator to vote no on hagel. >> so why the anti-hagel backers in the group use your mandate so shy in a source close to the group told "huffington post," quote, those involved are choosing to stay anonymous because...
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on the nation of israel. he has not been a friend to israel. >> reporter: hagel and the white house say these are misperceptions. with hagel telling his hometown paper today, he has unequivocal, total support for israel. but he still has a lot of convincing to do on capitol hill. his confirmation is far from guaranteed and the chorus against his nomination seems to be getting louder, despite the best efforts of the white house. diane? >> all right, thank you so much, martha. and as you know, the president's other big pick today was for the man he wants to lead the cia. his white house terrorism adviser, john brennan, whose work ethic is legend. in fact, the president hailed him for standing watch over the nation and teased him about it. >> it was in the summer, august, he's in full suit and tie. and one of the reporters asked him, "don't you ever get any down time?" and john said, "i don't do down time." he's not even smiling now. >> and there's one more note from washington. secretary of state hillary clinto
on the nation of israel. he has not been a friend to israel. >> reporter: hagel and the white house say these are misperceptions. with hagel telling his hometown paper today, he has unequivocal, total support for israel. but he still has a lot of convincing to do on capitol hill. his confirmation is far from guaranteed and the chorus against his nomination seems to be getting louder, despite the best efforts of the white house. diane? >> all right, thank you so much, martha. and as...
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if the united states and israel are on different pages on this in israel feels that it goes alone, they construct a military confrontation. it does not finish it. it tracks a send. lou: let me go back to this immediately. i thought of the name of robert mcnamara. we did not drin together, nor did i know impersonally, but he was coidered to be the boy genius running the department of defense and was a disaster in every respect. we talk about the vietnam war, the administering of the department of defense. i kind of like the idea, and i have to think it appeals to a t of people. and all sergeant step in their and start barking orders to the chiefs of staff. >> i like the area of someone who has een in the military. on the other hand, you really have to ask yourself, is he a manager? this is one of the toughest jobs in the u.s. government because it has real money to play around with. so, is he going to be able to manage? lou: you know what i say to that? i am, as you would probably guess, something of a fan of great management and leaders. i think that is probably one of the great problem
if the united states and israel are on different pages on this in israel feels that it goes alone, they construct a military confrontation. it does not finish it. it tracks a send. lou: let me go back to this immediately. i thought of the name of robert mcnamara. we did not drin together, nor did i know impersonally, but he was coidered to be the boy genius running the department of defense and was a disaster in every respect. we talk about the vietnam war, the administering of the department...
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and israel have the undeclared war. >> but there is a good reason. it is a different kettle of fish. they care deeply. thank you for coming on. we appreciate your time. fox business alert. apple may introduce a cheaper i phone. it speculates it will fight back against the interphone. investors don't like the idea. apple could lower the price by using a cheaper material for the casing. the "journal" says the new phone could come out this year or it could be scrapped. the countdown is on for another showdown. fresh criticism of the obama administration shaping up. details after the break. ♪ ♪ with the spark cash card from capital one, olaf gets great rewards for his small business! pizza! [ garth ] olaf's small busins earns 2% cash back on every purchase, ery day! helium delivery. put it on my spark card! [ pop! ] [ garth ] why settle for less? great businesses deserve great rewards! awesome!!! [ male annouer ] the spark business card from capital one. choose unlimited rewards with 2% cash back or double miles on every purchase, every day! what's i
and israel have the undeclared war. >> but there is a good reason. it is a different kettle of fish. they care deeply. thank you for coming on. we appreciate your time. fox business alert. apple may introduce a cheaper i phone. it speculates it will fight back against the interphone. investors don't like the idea. apple could lower the price by using a cheaper material for the casing. the "journal" says the new phone could come out this year or it could be scrapped. the...
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and israel have the undeclared war. >> but there is a good reason. it is a different kettle of fish. they care deeply. thank you for coming on. we appreciate your time. fox business alert. apple may introduce a cheaper i phone. it speculates it will fight back against the interphone. investors don't like the idea. apple could lower the price by using a cheaper material for the casing. the "journal" says the new phone could come out this year or it could be scrapped. the...
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comfortable with with the positions on iran and israel? st. >> i will ask questions about the positions. >> chris: comfortable with them? >> i'm not comfortable yet. i want to ask him questions about those two issues. but two points have to be stressed. number one, chuck hagel is someone of statue. he is is a war hero. a combat veteran. a person of enormous personal distinction in his record of public service in the senate but also in uniform. and second, you know, there are tremendously consequential issues that are equally important to ask about during this hearing. for scam the theist o shift ofo the asia pacific. are we going to have the underwater capability and air superiority to defend our strategy in that part of the world. sub marines, the joint strike fighter tremendously important to our future. i want to ask senator hagel about his position on those issues. i think we have reached a point in this country where positions are taken on nominees very dramatic and staunch positions before they have the opportunity to give their own
comfortable with with the positions on iran and israel? st. >> i will ask questions about the positions. >> chris: comfortable with them? >> i'm not comfortable yet. i want to ask him questions about those two issues. but two points have to be stressed. number one, chuck hagel is someone of statue. he is is a war hero. a combat veteran. a person of enormous personal distinction in his record of public service in the senate but also in uniform. and second, you know, there are...
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this is not an anti-israel senate. >> this is a huge jewish lobby. but there was a great point made in the press. i think it was by fred kaplan of slate. he said, wait a minute. these are the same guys who say if you criticize israel, you're anti-semitic. wait a minute. >> they're inferring something that just isn't there. another problem is a remark he made when james hormel was nominated to be an ambassador remarks he made about gay americans. this is more from martha raddatz raddatz. >> he made a comment about the ambassador to luxembourg calling him openly guy. then in 2002 he spoke out on the troops in iraq. >> the biggest blunder. >> and his comments about israel incensed many when he said lawmakers on capitol hill were intimidateed by the jewish lobby. >> it points to the anti-gay comments. hagel said 14 years ago, i apologize what i said. barney frank had a problem and now barney frank lobbying to become the place holder senator in massachusetts trying to get duvall patrick's name on the senate seat. he said, i support him. here is an apology
this is not an anti-israel senate. >> this is a huge jewish lobby. but there was a great point made in the press. i think it was by fred kaplan of slate. he said, wait a minute. these are the same guys who say if you criticize israel, you're anti-semitic. wait a minute. >> they're inferring something that just isn't there. another problem is a remark he made when james hormel was nominated to be an ambassador remarks he made about gay americans. this is more from martha raddatz...
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is israel's strike into syria yesterday, a lot of mystery over what they were after. it's reported that they were after some russian weapons that were advanced weapons that were heading to hezbollah and lebanon. what is your basic information? >> i think israel has legitimate security concerns that when there is the tumult you see and you already have seen syria could be part of assad's strategy to run things over the borders that, when you begin to see materials move, that could move from syria into lebanon and potentially into hezbollah's control, whether they're chemical or even well targeted rockets, various things, i think israel many consultation with the russians and the americans, had decide thad something was moving. you and i don't know what the content was. i was impressed with israel's willingness to consult with russians and the americans in this before they took their strike, so i believe that they have had a sense that something very nasty was being moved. >> is this a proxy against iran, and is this any kind of signal also since the weapons were possib
is israel's strike into syria yesterday, a lot of mystery over what they were after. it's reported that they were after some russian weapons that were advanced weapons that were heading to hezbollah and lebanon. what is your basic information? >> i think israel has legitimate security concerns that when there is the tumult you see and you already have seen syria could be part of assad's strategy to run things over the borders that, when you begin to see materials move, that could move...
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question is he too soft on iran and too hard on israel? >> first of all, here is what i predict will happen. when we get close to the hearings he will go and do the courtesy calls on the senate, he goes office to office to office to see each senator. these guys very good at letting the senator who will decide soften things up and he will walk back some of the comments, and when it is offer there will be less white hot opposition. >> can we talk about liw. did you hear jeff sessions lighting into him saying his testimony was a lie on capitol hill before sessions committee. >> i think, though, that lew will be confirmed. there is opposition to him on policy there is not the opposition that hagel is facing. i know lew. he is a good guy. the problem is he is fronting for policies that are not dealing with the debt or the deficit. >> another gold man sacks guy who made a lot of money while the company was being raped. the real problem with lew, he represents the president's worst instincts, he scuttled the deal in 2011 by the introduction of mo
question is he too soft on iran and too hard on israel? >> first of all, here is what i predict will happen. when we get close to the hearings he will go and do the courtesy calls on the senate, he goes office to office to office to see each senator. these guys very good at letting the senator who will decide soften things up and he will walk back some of the comments, and when it is offer there will be less white hot opposition. >> can we talk about liw. did you hear jeff sessions...
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and you have these nuts complaining about what they think chuck haegle might think about israel which the president of the it's is never going to ask him about. what he does is implement the president of the united states policy. his orders. get us out of iraq. yeah. >> they are acting like it would be the defense secretary that would decide whether or not we would go to war or not. it comes down to the same thing. they can't accept that he beat his republican opponent twice in a row. they want to make the choices for him. >> there is nothing funnier than pretending that there is nothing more than one degree of difference on israel between the two parties ever. >> right. there is no difference for the record, the officials have said that security cooperation has never been closer between the united states and israel than under barack obama the policy is the same. recall though that everybody on the hill is raising money all the time. if they think they can raise money by beating up on the president then they will do so. rush are limbaugh has a half interesting point to make about the
and you have these nuts complaining about what they think chuck haegle might think about israel which the president of the it's is never going to ask him about. what he does is implement the president of the united states policy. his orders. get us out of iraq. yeah. >> they are acting like it would be the defense secretary that would decide whether or not we would go to war or not. it comes down to the same thing. they can't accept that he beat his republican opponent twice in a row....
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and the concerned committee for israel which has on its board a rather famously anti-gay gary bower, the guy whose campaign went to, dan licked the door knobs at the campaign of gary bower to try to give him and his staff the flu. the group has a neo-conservative, bill kristol, who seems to be coordinating the right wing opposition. including, showing an ad of somebody who is trying to appear left wing, even though it really seems as though that is made up. we contacted them for comment, their comment today was no, as in they had no comment. use your mandate also has a new york-based consulting firm, they did confirm to us that "use your mandate was one of their clients, but declined to say who that client actually is. so you know, maybe there is a left wing group, that prioritizes gay rights that feels comfortable working alongside bill crystal and gary bower and using all of these republican resources to do their work. maybe, or, bullpucky, that alert is in effect. chuck hagel's confirmation is on
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that is what being pro-israel is. i don't think being pro-israel means every single policy of israel or the united states deserves blind inherence. one can exercise free will and intelligence and comment on policies that, perhaps, might be better to protect our closest democratic ally in the middle east. >> this issue of israel and senator hagel's stances about israel and iran sanctions, it's clearly going to be the defining point and i want to get you to react to something. i had someone from a prominent pro-israel group say to me, they're not crazy about the nomination. but they think it would be worse if the pro-israel community was able to kill the nomination because then, suddenly, send a signal that the israeli government, essentially, would have a larger say so over u.s. foreign policy. is that, is that too strong of a view from this person? >> i think that's a lot in one person's view. but i think sort of looking at the other way. i think the president has the right to nominate whom he deserves and, in the cas
that is what being pro-israel is. i don't think being pro-israel means every single policy of israel or the united states deserves blind inherence. one can exercise free will and intelligence and comment on policies that, perhaps, might be better to protect our closest democratic ally in the middle east. >> this issue of israel and senator hagel's stances about israel and iran sanctions, it's clearly going to be the defining point and i want to get you to react to something. i had someone...
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was given a heads up from israel. despite the saber rattling, so far, syria and the allies only issued threats. with the own civil war raging, it's not clear whether syria is if a position to respond with any real force. but launching an attack on israel could be used by assad to prop up his own crumbling regime. bret? >> bret: conor powell, thanks. iran says it's planning to speed up the effort to enrich uranium that could be used for nuclear bomb. they informeed the-up atom olympic agency it will install high-tech centrifuges at the main nuclear site. it's believed they are five times faster than the current models. let's pull back a big and look at th big picture of the middle east. tonight correspondent jim rosen walks through the challenges that america faces in the dangerous neighborhood. >> with the russians now predicting the imminent downfall of assad regime in syria and the egyptian military warning of the collapse of the morsi islamic government in cairo, never has the middle east been volatile or vexing fo
was given a heads up from israel. despite the saber rattling, so far, syria and the allies only issued threats. with the own civil war raging, it's not clear whether syria is if a position to respond with any real force. but launching an attack on israel could be used by assad to prop up his own crumbling regime. bret? >> bret: conor powell, thanks. iran says it's planning to speed up the effort to enrich uranium that could be used for nuclear bomb. they informeed the-up atom olympic...
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i have always said i'm a supporter of israel. and some cases, i have said i'm a strong supporter of israel. i have never voted in -- against israel ever in the 12 years i was in the senate. >> committee deserves your judgment as to whether you were right or wrong about the surge. >> i'll explain why i made those comments. >> i want to know if you were right or wrong. that's a direct question. i expect a direct answer. >> the surge assisted in the objective but if we review the record a little bit. >> will you please answer the question? were you correct or incorrect -- >> hagel has spent last few weeks meeting one on one with senators and jewish groups to win them over on these exact issues. he is already working out of the pentagon office and will be tasked with winding down the war in afghanistan, emerging threat of iran, somalia and changing u.s. mission after two wars. we start with ernesto lunduno. ernesto, overall, how do you think he did? >> well, he clearly feels that we're or looks uncomfortable if that seat. everybody k
i have always said i'm a supporter of israel. and some cases, i have said i'm a strong supporter of israel. i have never voted in -- against israel ever in the 12 years i was in the senate. >> committee deserves your judgment as to whether you were right or wrong about the surge. >> i'll explain why i made those comments. >> i want to know if you were right or wrong. that's a direct question. i expect a direct answer. >> the surge assisted in the objective but if we...
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and the lack of support for israel. let's listen to what john cornyn said. >> comments with the so-called jewish lobby, which seems to denigrate the efforts of pro-israel individuals, myself included, who view that relationship as a special relationship one that is important to our national security and stability in the region. >> is this a real problem for hagel? >> this is really a smoke screen. if chuck hagel had the same views on iran and defense spending as john mccain, no one would even be talking about the comments. i think it's a side show. one of the most important jewish leaders used the same phrase, jewish lobby, just last december. i think it would be more accurate to call it the right wing pro-israel lobby. but many of the pro israel lobby are jewish, as is myself. one of the groups is the american jewish committee to suggest this is in any way anti semitic, when many jews, including a rabbi from omaha, has testified to his good relationship with jews. >> peter br er biner, thank you joining us. thanks very
and the lack of support for israel. let's listen to what john cornyn said. >> comments with the so-called jewish lobby, which seems to denigrate the efforts of pro-israel individuals, myself included, who view that relationship as a special relationship one that is important to our national security and stability in the region. >> is this a real problem for hagel? >> this is really a smoke screen. if chuck hagel had the same views on iran and defense spending as john mccain,...
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think but don't say about what's going on in israel. >> josh, let's bring you in. the article is fantastic. you lay out the groups that would likely have strong opposition. i want to play what joe scarborough said this morning picking up on the comments that chuck hagel is outside the mainstream. >> this is being said, by the way, of a war hero. >> right. >> of a -- this is important. a war hero with shrapnel around with him. this is a guy. we know him from many different things but runs the atlantic council which is about as mainstream an organization as you will get in foreign policy. anybody out there wants to say that chuck hagel is outside the mainstream of foreign policy, i suggest they turn the mirror around on them. >> so josh, in your article as i said you pointed out some of these organizations who will come out and try to pressure lawmakers. joe says i suggest they turn the mirror back on themselves. are you seeing effective argument that is are last through the nomination process and may certainly put hagel against the ropes? >> i don't know if hagel is
think but don't say about what's going on in israel. >> josh, let's bring you in. the article is fantastic. you lay out the groups that would likely have strong opposition. i want to play what joe scarborough said this morning picking up on the comments that chuck hagel is outside the mainstream. >> this is being said, by the way, of a war hero. >> right. >> of a -- this is important. a war hero with shrapnel around with him. this is a guy. we know him from many...
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i am supportive of israel but i'm not going to zero game between israel and neighbors, but also have vital national security relationships with the united states let's bring in our panel. steve hayes, juan williams and charles krauthammer. steve? >> i think the quote you read is offensive. its clownish view of what people have been arguing both with respect to protecting national security but the threat that iranian poses to the united states of america. i think one of the areas in which hagel has shown himself to be president obama's left, and he has in a variety of different places, is the question of iran. hagel ruled out a military strike would be unreasonable, it would be foolish to do that. something that the obama administration despite fact i think they have taken a rather accommodating and patient approach has never done. the second one he proposed establishing an interest section in tehran at a time we knew, we had increasing evidence of the efforts that the iranians were make to kill u.s. soldiers on the ground in afghanistan and iraq. they were making progress on nuclear
i am supportive of israel but i'm not going to zero game between israel and neighbors, but also have vital national security relationships with the united states let's bring in our panel. steve hayes, juan williams and charles krauthammer. steve? >> i think the quote you read is offensive. its clownish view of what people have been arguing both with respect to protecting national security but the threat that iranian poses to the united states of america. i think one of the areas in which...
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. >> reporter: republicans and democrats are concerned hagel is soft on iran and too tough on israel. > >> he's had a record of distinguished service but he's wrong on a number of the national security issues that face our country today. >> reporter: hagel insists his views are distorted. he's also under fire for criticizing a clinton nominee as "openly aggressively guy." >> it's dangerous to roll the dice on this issue. >> reporter: all questions lawmakers are eager to ask whether confirmation hearings get underway. now hagel did get a high profile endorsement not here on the hill. it was from former secretary of state colin powell, the general said he's independent. he's bold. he thinks both inside and outside the box. >> thanks so much. >> reporter: so remember a few weeks back when we told you how treasury secretary tim geithner said he figured out a way to keep the government defaulting on the debt for two months? not so fast. a new analysis by the bipartisan policy center says the u.s. may default a month earlier than expected. they say the government will likely run out of mone
. >> reporter: republicans and democrats are concerned hagel is soft on iran and too tough on israel. > >> he's had a record of distinguished service but he's wrong on a number of the national security issues that face our country today. >> reporter: hagel insists his views are distorted. he's also under fire for criticizing a clinton nominee as "openly aggressively guy." >> it's dangerous to roll the dice on this issue. >> reporter: all questions...
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he said you should negotiate with iran, sanctions won't work, that israel must negotiate with hamas, he has long cut his ties with the republican party. this is an in-your-face nomination by the president, to those of us that support. >> he means they have this to say about the conservative movement, america, the next chapter. chuck hagel writes, so why did we invade iraq? i believe it is the triumph, arrogance and incompetent that took america into this war of choice. chuck hagel, it should be said did not begin his career as a foreign policy apostate, in 2002, he voted for the iraq war. he wanted to tear up the missile treaty we have with russia to build a missile defense shield, and put boots on the ground in kosovo, which was at the edge of the extreme hawkishness. like many in the country, though relatively few in the congress, hagel was changed about the iraq war, he became a cautious critic and ended as an angry opponent. he ended a changed man or at least a changed foreign policy thinker. it was not just the iraq war he began to question by the end. it was the republican part
he said you should negotiate with iran, sanctions won't work, that israel must negotiate with hamas, he has long cut his ties with the republican party. this is an in-your-face nomination by the president, to those of us that support. >> he means they have this to say about the conservative movement, america, the next chapter. chuck hagel writes, so why did we invade iraq? i believe it is the triumph, arrogance and incompetent that took america into this war of choice. chuck hagel, it...
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israel has now attacked syria in an air strike. what does this mean for this very dangerous civil war? and all the nations nearby? >>> and the parent trap. if you think it's tough cheering for your kids on the sidelines, imagine your kids are the opposing coaches in the super bowl. tonight, we'll hear from their folks. "nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >> good evening. it takes just a moment to remember back clearly to the very moment we learned about the shootings at sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut. to remember how shocked we all were and how sad and sorry a scene that was. well, this is still very much the post newtown era. so there was great emotion today at a hearing on guns on capitol hill. especially when a very well-known survivor of gun violence, gabby giffords, came forward to deliver her own remarks. and yet during the hearing, we learned of another shooting. this one in arizona. a workplace, one gunman, three s
israel has now attacked syria in an air strike. what does this mean for this very dangerous civil war? and all the nations nearby? >>> and the parent trap. if you think it's tough cheering for your kids on the sidelines, imagine your kids are the opposing coaches in the super bowl. tonight, we'll hear from their folks. "nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >> good...
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like hamas, and calming into question our commitment to our principleal l ally in the middle east, israel. >>> trying to not just score board win after a couple of losses, including the fiscal cliff deal. this fight already looks like a campaign, complete with ads. >> president obama, for secretary of defense chuck hagel is not a responsibility option. >> the same group that put out that ad, the emergency committee for israel, bought the domain name chuck hagel.com and using it to raise questions about the nomination. he's defenders in the meantime have formed their own groups. and the most powerful will not get involved in the fight. let's bring in jonathan capehart and david druker for roll call. >> howard curtz writes, if the republicans can torpedo the nomination, they will look hagel look weak. if hagel is confirmed. they'll be forced to spend capital. >> confirmation -- the confirmation process has always been in recent times a knock-down, drag-out bloody battle for the president to get his picks into his cabinet. and coming after losing the presidential election, losing seats in th
like hamas, and calming into question our commitment to our principleal l ally in the middle east, israel. >>> trying to not just score board win after a couple of losses, including the fiscal cliff deal. this fight already looks like a campaign, complete with ads. >> president obama, for secretary of defense chuck hagel is not a responsibility option. >> the same group that put out that ad, the emergency committee for israel, bought the domain name chuck hagel.com and...
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i have been to israel so many times. you have doves in the community over there, you have moderates, people like perez who is almost godly in his love for peace. you got all kinds of people over there with different views. isn't the american secretary of defense allowed to have a particular view that's in the middle or slightly to the left or does it have to be bibi n netanyahu to have -- >> if you go to tel aviv and look at the debate -- >> it's wide open. >> wide open. here it's much more -- >> if you're not for bibi you're not kerred pro-israeli. >> chuck hagel is not a pacifist. number two, he's a war is last resort rather than war is first resort guy. i think that combined -- israel is obviously an important ally of the united states but unless you're kicking the teeth in of israel's neighbors, then people are basically -- chuck hague sel no different than bob gates, no different than leon pnt, no different than anybody else in the obama administration. >> senator kerrey, you have been in politics all these years. w
i have been to israel so many times. you have doves in the community over there, you have moderates, people like perez who is almost godly in his love for peace. you got all kinds of people over there with different views. isn't the american secretary of defense allowed to have a particular view that's in the middle or slightly to the left or does it have to be bibi n netanyahu to have -- >> if you go to tel aviv and look at the debate -- >> it's wide open. >> wide open. here...
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but in the same interview, he said this, listen. >> and went onto say he supported the state of israel and supported whatever this country allies, something to th effect. will they be able to use these statements, despite the fact that they praised them since they were made to try and undermine this nomination. >> chuck hagel voted for $38 billion in foreign aid and defense aid to go to the state of israel. $38 billion over his senate career and his career on the senate foreign relations committee. that's a fact. i know there's some people in our party who are upset about an ambassador that was openly gay. well, the human rights committee has issued a statement saying they accept his apology. they forgive him and they understand how far he's come. they forgive him. that's good enough for the human rights committee. it's good enough for everyone in the united states senate, as well. >> we're going to leave it there. thank you both for your time tonight. >> good night. >> thank you, al, good to be with you. >> good to be with you. coming up, speaker boehner says he needs his job like a h
but in the same interview, he said this, listen. >> and went onto say he supported the state of israel and supported whatever this country allies, something to th effect. will they be able to use these statements, despite the fact that they praised them since they were made to try and undermine this nomination. >> chuck hagel voted for $38 billion in foreign aid and defense aid to go to the state of israel. $38 billion over his senate career and his career on the senate foreign...
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are we at odds with israel? >> you know, i would -- the way to try to create perspective, we share objective of prevention, also share perspective of achieving it through peaceful means. the israelis become more skeptical that ultimately that will be achieved through peaceful means, therefore, they are more open about the use of force as a result. we are a little bit less explicit, but when the president says all options are on the table, that is also designed to send a message. there's a potential potentially when it comes to timing. israe israeli's facing an exten shall threat from iran. it's more a case of timing than it is objective. >> adding to the timing consideration, dennis, look at netanyahu's election setback. does that put things further away from military intervention by israel or the u.s. against iran or does it move it closer? >> well, i don't think it moves it closer. what i think it does, if you look at the israeli attitudes on this, the public attitudes on this have been very clear. basically,
are we at odds with israel? >> you know, i would -- the way to try to create perspective, we share objective of prevention, also share perspective of achieving it through peaceful means. the israelis become more skeptical that ultimately that will be achieved through peaceful means, therefore, they are more open about the use of force as a result. we are a little bit less explicit, but when the president says all options are on the table, that is also designed to send a message. there's a...
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syrian civil war is overshadowed for today by reports of military action involving israel. correspondent conor powell is sorting through the information from jerusalem. >> long fear that chaos of the bloody civil war, weapons both conventional and others could fall in hands of the enemies. they strike at weapons convoy in syria near the lebanese border. it was suspected of sophisticated russian made antiair-craft missiles on the way to hezbollah fighters. sirria, however, claims that israeli jets hit a research facility outside damascus, killing two people. israeli officials refused to comment. on sunday, israeli vice premier raised the possibility of this scenario. >> it means that chemical weapons if it will move to the end of the -- [ inaudible ] it would change dramatically the balance of power in the middle east. this is something that most of the world cannot tolerate. >> in a cautionary move they deployed the iron dome rocket defense system to the northern boarder to prevent an attack. >> recent weeks, the u.s. and israeli officials had meetings to discuss chemical w
syrian civil war is overshadowed for today by reports of military action involving israel. correspondent conor powell is sorting through the information from jerusalem. >> long fear that chaos of the bloody civil war, weapons both conventional and others could fall in hands of the enemies. they strike at weapons convoy in syria near the lebanese border. it was suspected of sophisticated russian made antiair-craft missiles on the way to hezbollah fighters. sirria, however, claims that...
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policien issues like israel and iran. want to check in now with nbc white house correspondent peter alexander. peter, when we talk about what's leading up to this announcement, we're still 90 minutes out from it, but there's a lot of political controversy around chuck hagel. the question is is the president and the white house really up for this bruising type of confirmation? >> reporter: it seems pretty clear that they are. and the president's obviously very confident and has a close relationship with chuck hagel. the two of them traveled to both iraq and afghanistan together when president obama was then senator obama at the time. we got sort of tipped off to some of the talking points that you will likely hear parroted over the next couple weeks from the white house when it comes to chuck hagel. they refer to him as a straight shooter. they say he understands the world stage. also really focus on the fact that he is a combat veteran. recognize the significance of that, thomas. if he is to be nominated as he will be jus
policien issues like israel and iran. want to check in now with nbc white house correspondent peter alexander. peter, when we talk about what's leading up to this announcement, we're still 90 minutes out from it, but there's a lot of political controversy around chuck hagel. the question is is the president and the white house really up for this bruising type of confirmation? >> reporter: it seems pretty clear that they are. and the president's obviously very confident and has a close...
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the republican jewish coalition called his selection a "slap in the face" for anyone concerned about israel. >>> president obama meanwhile nominated counter terrorism advisor john brennan to lead the cia. some ethicists have questioned brennan's support for the country's controversial drone program, which brennan defended in a speech at the woodrow wilson center last may. >> targeted strikes conform to the principal of humanity, which requires us to use weapons that will not inflict unnecessary suffering. for all these reasons, i suggest to you that these targeted strikes against al qaeda terrorists are indeed ethical and just. >>> also this week, obama chose his chief of staff jack lew, an orthodox jew, to head the treasury department. >>> plans are being completed for president obama's second inaugural, but controversy has already prompted a change. atlanta evangelical pastor louie giglio was selected to give the benediction, but he bowed out after some activist groups criticized a sermon he gave in the 1990s against homosexuality. giglio said he didn't want the uproar to become a distrac
the republican jewish coalition called his selection a "slap in the face" for anyone concerned about israel. >>> president obama meanwhile nominated counter terrorism advisor john brennan to lead the cia. some ethicists have questioned brennan's support for the country's controversial drone program, which brennan defended in a speech at the woodrow wilson center last may. >> targeted strikes conform to the principal of humanity, which requires us to use weapons that...